Comparison

Pharmaceutical Journal vs MedTap

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pharmaceutical Journal

Stay updated with the latest pharmacy news, analysis, and learning articles. Access in-depth insights on drugs, pharmacy practice, and healthcare policy. This resource provides authoritative peer-reviewed content for professionals in the pharmaceutical sciences.

Highlights
  • Daily updated pharmacy news
  • Analysis and features on medicines
  • Learning articles and CPD
  • Insight into drug development
  • Healthcare policy updates
  • Peer-reviewed resources
Features
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Keep in touch with the world of pharmacy and medicines with The Pharmaceutical Journal app. Updated daily, you can access the latest content from The Pharmaceutical Journal on your iPhone or iPad at home, at work and on the move. In The Pharmaceutical Journal app you’ll find the latest news, analysis, features, opinion and learning articles, providing insight and knowledge about drugs, pharmacy practice, medicines use and healthcare policy in the context of the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical sciences. The Pharmaceutical Journal publishes authoritative peer-reviewed resources on the clinical management of disease in relation to medicines and up-to-date information about advances in pharmacy and drug development, along with review articles, perspectives and evidence-based CPD articles covering topics from drug discovery to clinical pharmacology and pharmacy. You can access the app for free if you are a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or have a personal subscription to the pharmaceutical-journal.com website. The Pharmaceutical Journal is published by Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s knowledge business.

About

MedTap

Access clear, concise medicine information and set reminders for your medications. Record your medicines, doses, and reasons for taking them. Document allergies and intolerances for a portable medication passport.

Highlights
  • Medicine information videos
  • Medication recording
  • Dose and time reminders
  • Allergy and intolerance documentation
  • Portable medication passport
  • Condition-specific information
Features
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Medicine advice at your fingertips. MedTap® is a medicine information and reminder app, developed by clinicians at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Using MedTap® you can access short videos providing similar information to what is discussed in consultations, in clear language, all from NHS healthcare professionals. It’s like having a recorded version of your consultation on your phone, 24 hours a day. You can access the specific information you need, at the time when you need it the most. Record your medicines in the dedicated list function, document the dose, time and reason you are taking each medicine. Then set an alarm to ensure you never miss a dose. You can also document your allergies and intolerances. This medication passport can be transported with you at all times and shown to healthcare professionals when needed to help make managing your condition easier. MedTap® is designed for patients and their family members who have a condition listed in the app. The MedTap® app doesn’t share any of your personal information. You can be assured that the medicines, appointments and test results recorded through MedTap® are only available to you from your phone. The MedTap® team will continue to expand the app to include more conditions. Keep checking back for updates.

Screenshots

Pharmaceutical Journal4 screens
MedTap4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pharmaceutical Journal and MedTap both sit at 1.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 19% of Pharmaceutical Journal's written reviews are positive against 0% of MedTap's. MedTap's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Pharmaceutical Journal against 1.0 for MedTap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Pharmaceutical Journal's written reviews are positive against 0% of MedTap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pharmaceutical Journal ships an update every 6 months, MedTap every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pharmaceutical Journal versus MedTap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPharmaceutical JournalMedTap
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB9 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRoyal Pharmaceutical Society of Great BritainCranworth Medical Ltd

Customer experience

Pharmaceutical Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative76.2%

MedTap

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pharmaceutical Journal

No in-app purchases

None

MedTap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pharmaceutical Journal free?
Pharmaceutical Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MedTap free?
MedTap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pharmaceutical Journal or MedTap?
Pharmaceutical Journal and MedTap are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Pharmaceutical Journal or MedTap have ads?
Neither Pharmaceutical Journal nor MedTap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pharmaceutical Journal or MedTap?
Pharmaceutical Journal ships an update every 6 months, and MedTap every 11 months. Most recently, Pharmaceutical Journal was updated on October 16, 2026 and MedTap on October 7, 2026.

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